Born in 2001 to commemorate "the unsung heroes and heroines of rock 'n' roll, rhythm-and-blues and other forms of American roots music," the Ponderosa Stomp has grown from a small homespun happening t … read more

This year the annual Ponderosa Stomp moved to a new venue and a new date, after previously being held during the first and second weekends of the New Orleans lazz Festival at the staft of May. The ven … read more

The place: Partytown USA, yes, New Orleans. The venue: The Howling Wolf ai 907 South Peters Street. The atmosphere: electric. This is the setting for two nights of rip-roaring music, from 7.30pm until … read more

The Ponderosa Stomp is a record collector’s library come to life. The classic—and occasionally obscure— R&B, rockabilly, blues, garage and swamp pop songs that shaped pop music history are performed b … read more

The quintessential-yet-quirky American music festival, Ponderosa Stomp, has scored a musical trifecta:
The New Orleans-based festival, an offshoot of the Mystic Knights of the Mau Mau has found … read more

The 2006 edition of the New Orleans-based Ponderosa Stomp will relocate to Memphis. Sixty artists that include ARCHIE BELL, SLEEPY LaBEEF and SONNY BURGESS are slated to perform across three stages at … read more

FIFTH ANNUAL PONDEROSA STOMP, TO BE HELD IN MEMPHIS MAY 8-9-10, 2006, TAKES ROCK ’N’ ROLL HISTORY TO NEW HEIGHTS. Three-night roots romp will benefit displaced New Orleans and Gulf Coast musicians via … read more

For 363 days a year, he's an anesthesiologist. But for the other two nights, Dr. Ira Padnos becomes 'Dr. Ike,' passionate promoter of the Ponderosa Stomp, all-night, Jazzfest-week jam sessions featuri … read more

For those old enough to remember the Jazz Fest's humble early-Seventies beginnings, the event seems to have lost sight of its original goals -- paying proper tribute to jazz, R&B and blues legends. Th … read more

Subtitled “I Don’t Want No Bald-Headed Woman Telling Me What to Do,” this first night of the Mystic Knights of the Mau-Mau’s 2nd Annual Ponderosa Stomp promises an embarrassment of musical riches that … read more

The Mystic Knights of the Mau Mau are bringing the legends of Rock-a-billy to the "Big Easy" for three big nights of entertainment. Dr. Ike and The Mystic Knights have done the impossible by gett … read more

Strategically nestled between the two weekends of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, the first annual Ponderosa Stomp presented an unprecedented lineup of roots music artists in the spirit of J … read more

...The Ponderosa Stomp was the name of the mammoth roots-fest organized by an aggregation of rock 'n' roll geeks known as the Mystic Knights of the Mau-Mau. Banding together "to bring the real obscure … read more